East Brooklyn, Illinois

About East Brooklyn

Set in the eastern part of Illinois, East Brooklyn is a tiny community counting 79 people who proudly call it home.

East Brooklyn holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.05 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,580 residents per square mile.

📰 East Brooklyn News Today

• Samuel L. Hill - View Obituary & Service Information R. W. Patterson Funeral Homes · May 27
• Maria M. Hakey - View Obituary & Service Information R. W. Patterson Funeral Homes · May 13
• Unetta Jirus Obituary May 4, 2024 - Reeves - Baskerville - Fruland Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home · May 4
• Unetta Jirus Obituary (1928 - 2024) - East Brooklyn, Il, IL - Herald-News Legacy | Obituary · May 7
• Brooklyn Schilb, who has four Division I offers, builds on outside shot for St. Charles East. ‘Letting it fly.’ Chicago Tribune · Jan 16

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What Makes East Brooklyn Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.05 sq mi.
• With 79 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in eastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

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